Hi, I’m John.
I am me. I always have been. This blog and portfolio serves as a portal into the world of my life, wherever that may be. If you want to know more, check this page out for more information.
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Author Archives: John
My Articles in Hops Magazine
In 2011 I had the opportunity to write two articles for the fall issue of Hops Magazine, an English-language quarterly serving mainly the residents of Shanghai and Beijing. Hops describes itself as “the only magazine in China dedicated exclusively to beer … Continue reading
Posted in beer/brewing, blog, china
Tagged beer battered food, shanghai, shrimp tacos, the blarney stone
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Knock-off Culture Claims In-N-Out
As everybody knows, China is full of knock-offs. Intellectual Property is a mere suggestion to the way business is done here. Nothing is sacred. The culture of shanzhai (山寨) produces knock-offs resulting in the horrifying (fake beef), the poisonous (clenbuterol pork) … Continue reading
Posted in china
Tagged caliburger, china, clenbuterol, fake toilet paper, huaxi, in-n-out, shanghai, shanzai, shanzhai
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Ken Jennings’ “Maphead”
It’s been a little while since I’ve written anything on this blog. However, I feel compelled to write something geography related after finishing Ken Jennings’ new book “Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks.” Yes, it’s that Ken … Continue reading
Posted in blog, geography
Tagged book, essay, geography, ken jennings, maphead, maps
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Summer’s Over
The dog days of summer are finally over. I can finally wear a jacket. It’s been a long, long time since I last updated. However, I did get a chance to go to the Philippines, Suzhou and Hanghzou with … Continue reading
Posted in china, travel
Tagged backpacking, philippines, shanghai, suzhou, teaching, travel
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Chinese Carousel of Progress
The Australian broadcasters SBS released a report of the purported Chinese real estate bubble. Throughout several parts of China, ghost towns and malls are cropping up. They aren’t like American ghost towns, but rather a government-backed attempt at rapid development … Continue reading
Posted in blog, china, geography
Tagged ccp, china, construction, development, economy, gentrification, heritage architecture, oct suhe creek, progress, shanghai, shukimen, tianzifang, xintiandi
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New site: Homebrew Shanghai
So, I started a new website: homebrewshanghai.com. Modeled after Rob Titley’s Homebrew Korea, I plan to create the same sort of community that helped me out during the trial-and-error periods of my own homebrewing in Korea. So far the … Continue reading
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Marriage Market in People’s Park
So here’s a cultural oddity: Every weekend in People’s Park hundreds of families come together and create a real-world dating site. Traditionally, from what I’ve read, it’s a parent’s job to find a suitable spouse for a child. And with the … Continue reading
